Jesinta Burton

The cap on international travellers, the efficacy of the hotel quarantine system and the ever-changing risks posed by the coronavirus were discussed at the national cabinet meeting.

The Liberal Party has criticised the state government’s $500 credit for small businesses affected by the five-day lockdown, saying it falls well short.

Premier Mark McGowan has confirmed Western Australia recorded no new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 overnight, giving the green light to transition out of the five-day lockdown.

From 6pm tomorrow, several of WA’s COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted as part of the state’s transition out of the five-day lockdown, but masks will remain mandatory.

In today's COVID-19 Wrap, WA records its fourth day with no new locally acquired cases, State Disaster Council set to meet and the vaccine rollout on track for February.

As firefighters attempt to contain an out-of-control blaze in Perth's east, the state’s peak resources body has established an initiative to raise much-needed funds.

Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has demanded the state government reveal how it plans to ease the restrictions beyond tomorrow, saying the lack of clarity had caused chaos and confusion.

Western Australia’s five-day lockdown restrictions are on track to be eased at 6pm tomorrow after the state recorded no new locally acquired cases today.

Western Australia has not recorded any new locally acquired cases of COVID-19 for the fourth consecutive day, federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has revealed.

The state president of the Australian Medical Association says he is disappointed by recent commentary regarding the transmission of the UK strain of COVID-19 at a Perth hotel.

In today's COVID-19 wrap, WA records its third day of no new locally-acquired cases, disease experts review their transmission theory and the Liberals slam the state's hotel quarantine system.

The state’s disease experts are yet to determine how the hotel security guard at the centre of WA’s five-day lockdown contracted the virus.

For the third consecutive day, Western Australia has not recorded any new locally-acquired cases of COVID-19.

As the Perth, Peel and South West regions enter day three of the five-day lockdown, opposition leader Zak Kirkup has added to the Liberal Party's list of demands for the state government.

In today's COVID-19 wrap, Western Australia has recorded no new local cases of COVID-19, the WA Liberal Party demands a 24-hour testing clinic and businesses seek clarity on lockdown rules.

Western Australia’s sudden descent into a five-day lockdown after the first local case of COVID in 10 months has proven problematic for the state’s hospitality and retail sector.

Western Australia has recorded no new local cases of COVID-19 overnight, according to Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt.

The WA Liberal Party has demanded the state government immediately establish a 24-hour COVID-19 testing clinic and stop frontline workers from holding second jobs.

Western Australians will be required to sign in at retail venues, commercial transport services, and hospitals after an expansion of the COVID-19 contact register.

Opposition leader Zak Kirkup has backed the state government’s decision to enter a five-day lockdown, hitting back at internet trolls in the process.

The EPA will undertake consultation this week to determine whether or not to assess the proposed Binduli North project in the state’s Goldfields.

The state has recorded no further local cases of COVID-19 overnight, as health authorities track down more than 100 close contacts of a hotel security guard that tested positive for the UK strain.

The NSW government has been the latest to place restrictions on travellers from Western Australia after Perth and the South West entered lockdown yesterday.

The Liberal Party would establish a $50 million fund to support those manufacturing products of critical importance, if elected.

Premier Mark McGowan has reignited calls for the federal government to extend its JobKeeper subsidy, with just eight weeks until it is due to expire.

Leading Australian boot manufacturer Steel Blue has celebrated its 25th anniversary with the unveiling of a new $2 million machine designed to double its local manufacturing capabilities.

State development agency DevelopmentWA has filed plans to build a new $25 million marine engineering facility in Henderson for WA luxury yacht manufacturer SilverYachts.

Perth-based oil and gas services company Transborders Energy has signed a partnership agreement with one of Japan’s largest power companies to pursue its floating LNG proposal.

Two Australian men accused of participating in the same international text-messaging fraud scheme as Perth tech millionaire Eugeni “Zhenya” Tsvetnenko have been extradited to the US.

A $65 million expansion plan set to make Casuarina Prison the state’s largest is expected to be given the green light later this week.

Fortescue Metals Group may be required to regularly revise and publicly release the greenhouse gas management plan for its new Pilbara power station following an appeal by the state’s peak conservation body.

Construction has officially begun on Brightwater Care Group’s new 128-bed residential aged care facility in Inglewood, with the facility expected to open next year.